| Description |
1 audio disc : CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
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Operas |
| Note |
Opera. |
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Title from container. |
| Performer |
Rinde Eckert, vocals ; Van-Anh Vannesa Vo, instruments ; the Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, violin ; John Sherba, violin ; Hank Dutt, viola ; Sunny Yang, cello). |
| Credits |
Produced by Scott Fraser and Kronos Quartet. |
| Event |
Recorded 2018 March 26-30 Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California. |
| Summary |
The story of helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson, who went against orders to save Vietnamese lives during the Vietnam War, serves as the basis for this opera. This stands as a memorial to those who passed away in the village of My Lai. |
| Note |
Program notes and libretto (79 pages : portraits) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
My lai lullaby (7:58) -- First landing: flight (9:36) -- First landing: descent (7:04) -- First landing: the ditch (14:16) -- Second landing: hovering (8:26) -- Second landing: bunker (12:31) -- Third landing: postcard (5:16) -- Third landing: fishing (5:45). |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968 -- Songs and music.
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My Lai Massacre (Vietnam : 1968) |
| Genre/Form |
Songs and music.
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Operas.
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Operas. |
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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Music.
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Music.
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| Added Author |
Chessman, Harriet Scott, librettist.
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Eckert, Rinde, singer.
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Vō, Vân-Ánh Vanessa, instrumentalist.
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Kronos Quartet, audio producer, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
093074025123 |
| Music No. |
SFW CD 40251 Smithsonian Folkways |
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